Mindy Kaling Shares Her Motto With the Royal Family
Last year, Meghan Markle invited Mindy Kaling to participate in an episode of her Netflix lifestyle show With Love, Meghan. There, the pair cooked and did crafts for a child’s birthday party. Judging by her appearance on the program, Kaling and Meghan have an easy rapport but don’t seem to be especially close. At one point, for instance, Meghan corrects Kaling about her last name: it’s not Markle anymore, but Sussex. Still, it seems Kaling may have picked up something from her interactions with the duchess. On a visit to Kaling’s Los Angeles office for a Bustle cover story, writer Ashley Spencer spotted an item with a royal connection: a bedazzled picture frame with the words “Never Complain, Never Explain” embroidered on mustard yellow fabric. The phrase should be familiar to royal watchers: It’s a signature line spoken by Queen Elizabeth II that eventually became an unofficial royal family motto. The token was apparently a gift to Kaling from B.J. Novak, her costar from The Office. Kaling and Novak dated in the 2000s; now they …
